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Shari Miller Named Dean of Stony Brook School of Social Welfare

She is a highly accomplished educator and researcher with a strong commitment to service as borne out by her many awards, fellowships and publications.

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CEAS Professor and Associate Dean Jon Longtin Appointed Interim Dean

During his 25 years at SBU, he has served on numerous committees and has mentored many undergraduates, graduate students and early-career faculty.

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Pursuing a Childhood Dream of Helping Children

Victoria Dotto ’22 wanted to be a pediatrician even when she was a child. So every chance she got along the way, she has volunteered to work with children. “Ever since I was little, I had a curiosity about science and...

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Emergency Medicine Chief Resident Wins Two National Awards

Dr. Samita Heslin received the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association Academic Excellence Award and the RAMS Leadership in Emergency Medicine Award.

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SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence Honor 20 Faculty and Staff

The awards acknowledge the dedication and accomplishments of instructional faculty, librarians, and professional staff and encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence.

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Carol Carter’s Discovery 20 Years Ago Changed the Future of Antiviral Drugs

On July 3, 2001, a research paper co-authored by Carol Carter, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook, and a team of fellow researchers, was...

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Student’s Mural Celebrates Women Engineers

A striking mural in the Light Engineering building, "Luna the Future" by Sejal Mehra uses a stylized boxer to suggest the power of women scholars and the challenges they face in the field.

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Fifteen Journalism Students Win Awards for Excellent Reporting

Honors came from the Long Island Fair Media Council, the New York Press Association, and the Hearst Journalism Award Program.

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Always Striving to Find the Perfect Fit

Being the proverbial square peg in the round hole is nothing new to Pavithra Venkataraman ’22. In fact, that is how she has felt both in her hometown of Columbus, Indiana, and in Chennai, India, where she lived from...

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School of Communication and Journalism Awards Record Number of Scholarships

A record-setting 15 students this spring received scholarships from Stony Brook’s School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ). The scholarships, all funded by private support, recognize students for their academic and...

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Doodling Leads to Fellowship for English Doctoral Candidate

Doodling during class is something virtually every college student has done. For the vast majority, it’s a mindless activity to pass a few pre-occupied moments. For PhD candidate Kay Sohini Kumar, it opened a door that...

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SBU Women’s Lacrosse Wins 8th AE Title, Seeded 8th in NCAAs

The Seawolves, who learned of their fate during the selection show Sunday night on ESPNU, will open against Towson on May 14 in the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse championship tournament.

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Ally Kennedy scored seven goals against UMBC on Thursday to send the Seawolves to the America East finals. Photo by Andrew Theodorakis

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Women’s Lacrosse Beats UMBC, Headed to AE Finals

Aiming for their eighth straight conference title, the top-seeded Seawolves will host second-seeded UAlbany on Saturday, May 8, at 1 pm. Get your complimentary tickets for the game!

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Semester by the Sea Students Clean Up Warner Island Beach

On the last weekend in April, Stony Brook University students took part in the Southhampton Warner Island Cleanup. Students from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) boarded the RV Peconic, traveled...

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Grad Students Present Research at Annual 3MT Competition

Held annually since 2017, 3MT is an opportunity for graduate students to present their dissertation research findings to a general audience in three minutes with only one PowerPoint slide.

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SBU Scientists Take a Multi-Faceted Approach to Restoring Shinnecock Bay

Shinnecock Bay bears the name of an indigenous people, but due to human activity it bears little resemblance to what it once was when it sustained Native American populations. In recent decades, poor water quality...

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PhD Candidate Wins National Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry

Shrish Patel was honored for his research that utilizes concrete waste for the removal of nitrogen dioxide, one of the most dangerous and prevalent air pollutants in the country.

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Eszter Boros wins the $200K Stony Brook Discovery Prize

Eszter Boros, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, was announced as the winner of the 2021 Stony Brook Discovery Prize on April 28. Included with the prestigious award is $200,000 in new funding, meant...

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Category - Faculty/Student Spotlights

Pursuing a Childhood Dream of Helping Children

Emergency Medicine Chief Resident Wins Two National Awards

SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence Honor 20 Faculty and Staff

Carol Carter’s Discovery 20 Years Ago Changed the Future of Antiviral Drugs

Fifteen Journalism Students Win Awards for Excellent Reporting

Always Striving to Find the Perfect Fit

School of Communication and Journalism Awards Record Number of Scholarships

Doodling Leads to Fellowship for English Doctoral Candidate

SBU Women’s Lacrosse Wins 8th AE Title, Seeded 8th in NCAAs

Semester by the Sea Students Clean Up Warner Island Beach

SBU Scientists Take a Multi-Faceted Approach to Restoring Shinnecock Bay

Eszter Boros wins the $200K Stony Brook Discovery Prize

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